Japanese Weasel vs Marsh fleabane

Mustela itatsi compared with Pluchea carolinensis

Key Differences

• Japanese Weasel is Near Threatened while Marsh fleabane is Least Concern.

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Japanese Weasel	Marsh fleabane
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Magnoliopsida (Dicots)
Order	Carnivora (Carnivorans)	Asterales (Daisies & Sunflowers)
Family	Mustelidae (Weasels & Otters)	Asteraceae (Daisy Family)
Genus	Mustela	Pluchea
Species	Mustela itatsi	Pluchea carolinensis

Conservation Status

Japanese Weasel

NT — Near Threatened

Marsh fleabane

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Japanese Weasel	Marsh fleabane
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Japanese Weasel

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Japan. Listed as Near Threatened, this species requires ongoing monitoring to prevent population decline.

Marsh fleabane

Habitat

Inhabits tropical and subtropical moist broadleaf forests within the Oceanian biogeographic realm.

Range

Widely distributed across Asia (Taiwan), Europe (Spain), North America (5 countries), and Oceania and the Pacific (6 countries).